Country singer-songwriter Charlie Robison dies in Texas at age 59
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Charlie Robison, the Texas singer-songwriter whose rootsy anthems made the country charts until he was forced to retire after a…
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California school district to pay $2.25M to settle suit involving teacher who had student’s baby
REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school district will pay $2.25 million to settle the latest lawsuit involving a teacher who became…
Continue ReadingMichigan State suspends coach Mel Tucker after allegations he sexually harassed a rape survivor
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Michigan State suspended football coach Mel Tucker without pay on Sunday, less than 24 hours after allegations became…
Continue ReadingIn Toronto, Paul Simon takes a bow with a new career-spanning documentary
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Paul Simon hasn’t watched Alex Gibney’s new three-and-a-half-hour documentary on his life,…
Continue ReadingTribute paid to Kansas high school football photographer who died after accidental hit on sidelines
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas high school football team has paid tribute to their longtime photographer after her death following an accidental hit…
Continue ReadingRubiales resigns as Spain’s soccer president 3 weeks after kissing player at Women’s World Cup final
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Luis Rubiales, the suspended head of the Spanish soccer federation, finally folded under…
Continue ReadingMultistate search for murder suspect ends with hostage situation and fatal standoff at gas station
CEREDO, W.Va. (AP) — A man suspected of a killing in Ohio and multiple carjackings in Kentucky is dead after a standoff with West Virginia police…
Continue ReadingLil Nas X documentary premiere delayed by bomb threat at Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO (AP) — The premiere of the documentary “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero” was delayed after a bomb threat was called in at the Toronto…
Continue ReadingSmall plane crash at air show in Hungary kills 2 and injures 3 on the ground
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Police say a small propeller-driven plane has crashed during an airshow in central Hungary killing two people and…
Continue ReadingOverdose-reversing drug administered to puppy after possible fentanyl exposure in California
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Officials say a pit bull puppy that California police believe got into its owners’ fentanyl stash was administered the…
Continue ReadingFederal railroad inspectors find alarming number of defects on Union Pacific this summer
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal inspectors found an alarming number of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union…
Continue ReadingThe death toll from floods in Greece has risen to 15 after 4 more bodies found, authorities say
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say the number of confirmed deaths from recent flooding in central Greece has risen to 15 after the bodies…
Continue ReadingHouse committee chairman says Sen. Tuberville is ‘paralyzing’ the Pentagon by blocking promotions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is slamming a fellow Republican in the Senate for waging an unprecedented…
Continue ReadingA boat capsizing in north-central Nigeria killed at least 24 people. Dozens of others are missing
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Emergency officials say at least 24 villagers have been killed while many more remain…
Continue ReadingEnd may be in sight for Phoenix’s historic heat wave of 110-degree-plus weather
PHOENIX (AP) — A historic heat wave continues to stifle Phoenix — but the end may finally be in sight for residents of Arizona’s largest city.…
Continue ReadingCord Jefferson’s insightful satire of race and media, ‘American Fiction,’ lights up TIFF
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Few films have broken out like Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction” has at the Toronto…
Continue ReadingVirginia governor pardons man whose arrest at a school board meeting galvanized conservatives
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The father of a Virginia student sexually assaulted in her high school bathroom has been pardoned for his actions while…
Continue ReadingForeign student arrested in Norway on suspicion of espionage including electronic eavesdropping
HELSINKI (AP) — A 25-year-old foreign student has been arrested in Norway on suspicion of espionage including illegal eavesdropping through various…
Continue ReadingOlympic gold-medal figure skater Sarah Hughes decides against run for NY congressional seat
NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hughes has decided not to run for Congress, in a race for a Long Island seat where several other…
Continue ReadingLet skeeters feed on you for science? Welcome to front lines of mosquito control
By SAM METZ and RICK BOWMER Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It’s lunchtime at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District and a…
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